Broom



UNITED `szmrns PATENT ormoniv CHARLES R'BEIVD, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

BROOM.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that LCHARLES P. REID, a

citizen oi' the UnitedY States, residing at `Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and Y State of Kentucky, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Brooms;- and I do hereby declare the followingto -be a ful-l, clear, and exact description of the inventiOn, such as will venable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and.

use f ther lsame-L y My invention'V r'elatespto improvements e brooms of that 'class in' which' the broom holder and theybroom'head are detachablyV connected together: so that the broom holder andrhandle connecte-d to the same may be used indeiinitely; while' the' broom headsv may berepla-ced whenever desired, vas when v'the broom becomes'ivornout, or when it is a dry Vbroom head in place of a wet one, or

a vclean broom head in place of a soiled one,

` -dependent upon the work required of the broom. e

The main purposeof this construction is primarily to savey the expense inthe manufacture'and use of brooms, and in order'to meet the commercial demand it isl necessary not only that the broom holder shall be of a cheap, simple and comparatively rugged. construction, so that it is not likely to get out of order;` but also so that the parts may be readily assembled without the necessity of having any expert mechanical knowledge. Itis especially desirable that the broom head and broom holder may be put togetherv and separatedby the most ignorant classof servants, such as inferior kitchen help or thel like. i f 1 l invention is intended to provide a broom of this character in which both the' broom andthe broom holder may be cheaply constructed, and maybe efficient in. use, and in which the two may be readily, quickly and when desired,l and in which the broom holder may Abe'usedinden'itely without getting out Specification of Letters atent.

of order, and in which, if desired,Y the broom head may be made Vof a cheap quality of broom straw.

My invention willy be more fully under' istood after reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like'parts are indicated by similar reference symbolsthroughout the several views, and in which.:-v

Figure l is a front view of the complete broom, the handle being broken away; l

Fig-2 shows aside elevation of the broom 'd shown inFig.V 1,;With the hinged' jaw shown 1n full lines inthe holding position-andfin dotted lines inthe open position.'V

Fig'. 3" shows the broomv head removed* from the'bro'om-holder, parts' being broken* away. v v e Fig; 4 shows a section: through the'broom holder Vandhandle` along the( lines 4 4 of Fig. l, andlo'oking inthe direction-ofthe arrows, the broom head being removed and Fig. 5 shows asection thro-ugh the broom Patented A u 1:23919.

Application mea Aprilia, 1919. seria-1 No. 286,894. i

holdery alongthe 'lines 51-:5 of Fig'. `1,- the broom head being removed. f

Al represents the broomhead which may be made oi' the usual straw'from broom corn,l but I preferrto` use the shorter andcheaper straw forv the body of. the broom head, using the stems a forthe upper part ofA the broom head which is held inthe holder, as will be hereinafter described. Y i

Thev broom straw isformed in bundles of the desired shape, and these are sewe'd togetherasfvatiB, B andv B2. The top ofthe broom` head is preferablyfprovided with a y cap @,which may be of metal, canvas, or

other suitable material, fitted or cemented to the brooinhead as sho-wn in Fig. 3.

'Extending across the body of Vthe' broom head2, preferably between seams B and B27'f I provide a stifening barY D, preferably dentated at one yor more edges as atd, so as to prevent it from slipping longitudinally inthe broom head, land the ends da of' this' e bar proje'Ct'beyOHd the edges of thebroom Conveniently 'assembled :and disasseinble'd'Y poses hereinafter to' be described".

Ll] 'represents' thebroom handle which'is permanently connected to the frame F of the broom holder, as by means of the screw G passing through the ferrule c at thelower end of the broom handle, and engaging in ythe handle, and also by means of the bolt G held in place by the nut g.

This frame F is preferably made of a single piece of sheet metal, stamped to form the side strips f connected ytogether by the cross webs f, f2 and f3. The cross web f is preferably bent downwardly, as shown at f4, to serve as a guide for the head of the broom. rIhe side strips f of the frame F are provided with outwardly projecting lugs f3, and the cross web fais provided with inwardly projecting teeth f5 to engage tm the broom head; and the side strips f are also perforated, as at f7, to permit the insertion of the ends of the stiffening bar D.

The jaw H is hinged as at k to the frame F, and is cut away as at h so that the head of the jaw may project inside of the s ide strips f, and the outer flanges ki of the jaw may swing outside of the strips f, and the back h2 of the jaw will bring up against these Strips when the jaw is in the closed position as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 4. Y

The back of the jaw is provided with inwardly projecting teeth h3 adapted to engage in the broom head on the face opposite to the teeth f5.

The jaw H is also provided with perforations l# to permit the insertion of the ends of the stiffening bar D; and also with perforations h5 to permit the snapping into the same of the lugs f6 of the main frame.

In practice, the frame holder, comprising the handle E, the frame F and the jaw H, constitutes one member of the completed broom, and the broom head constitutes the other member, and to assemble these two parts all that is required is to swing the jaw H to the open position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, insert the broom head in the recess in front of the guide rib f4, and then insert the ends of the stiffening bar D in the holes f7 in the frame F. Now swing the jaw down to the closed position, springing out the sides so as to permit the ends cl2 of the stiifening bar D to snap into the holes 7L, and also permitting the teeth f6 of the main frame to snap into the holes h5 in the jaw. The broom head will now remain firmly locked in the holder, and the broom may be used until the broom head is worn out, if desired. j

In order to remove the broom head from the holder, it will be suflicient to merely spring out the sides h of the jaw, to release the lugs f6, and the ends d2 of the bar D, swing the jaw clear and then release the ends d2 of the bar D from engagement with the holes f7, and the broom head may be removed bodily from the holder. The latter is then ready for the insertion of a new broom head.

It will be seen that the lugs f6 and the recesses h5 will serve to keep the jaw locked in the holder if desired, when there is no broom head mounted in the holder. Thus, as a matter of convenience in shipping the holder separate from the broom heads, there is'no danger of the jaw becoming loose and being bent out of shape.

It will be seen that with the herein described construction very light metal parts may be used, which at the same time are not likely to become so bent as to be inoperative.

It will be noted that by having the stems a of the tufts of broom corn project up into the holder, a common and cheap quality of l broom corn having short straw may be used in making the broom heads, without impairing the eiliciency or durability of the broom.

It will be seen that the assembling and disassembling of the parts will not require either skill or intelligence, and that the broom is practically fool proof.

It will be obvious that various modifications in the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I do not desire to limit the invention to such details except as particularly pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. In a broom the combination with a broom-head having a stifening bar mounted transversely therein, the ends of said bar being reduced and protruding beyond the edges of the broom -head, of a metallic holder for said broom-head comprising a frame made of sheet metal adapted to receive the upper portion of said broom-head,

a jaw hinged to said frame, the said frame e Y of said frame being provided with protruding locking lugs adapted to snap into recesses provided in the sides of said jaw, the said frame and jaw being also provided with perforations to engage the protruding ends broom-head, and provided With side strips of said stil'ening bar, and a handle secured having lugs projecting from said side strips, 13 to said frame, substantially as described. a javv hinged to said frame having flanged 3. In a broom provided With a detachable sides provided With notches adapted to en- 5 broom-head, a metallic holder for the broOIngage said lugs, and a handle secured to said head comprising a locking frame made of frame, substantially as described. sheet metal having a socket at its upper end adapted to receive the upper portion of the CHARLES P. REID.

Copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. c. 

